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. 2013 Feb 14;15(5):618–625. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/nos338

Table 2.

Immunohistochemical staining patterns of GS in patients with and without epilepsy

Immunostaining No. (%) of Patients
Pts with epilepsy (n = 34) Pts without epilepsy (n = 49) P
GS expression
 Absent 7 (20.6) 4 (8.2)
 Present 27 (79.4) 45 (91.8) .180
Intensity of staining
 Absent/low 17 (50) 7 (14) <.0001
 Moderate/strong 17 (50) 42 (86)
Homogeneity of staining
 Absent/not homogeneous 27 (79.4) 25 (51) .009
 Homogeneous 7 (20.6) 24 (49)

Abbreviation: GS glutamine synthetase.